摘要 |
A ladder rack device is provided for mounting to vertical structures such as vehicle bodies and includes a first support for receiving a first end of a ladder, the first support having a U-shaped bracket with vertical unaligned and offset spaced apart arms, a lower first shelf interconnects the arms and an upper flange transversely extends partially between the spaced arms leaving a top opening, the first shelf provides a floating slide surface for allowing a lower ladder rail to slide in the support upon loading and then exerts a retaining force upon an upper and lower rail of the loaded ladder, thereby securing said first end, and a second support distally spaced from the first support receives a second end of a ladder, the second support having a second shelf for supporting the weight of the ladder and a pivotal latching mechanism for engaging a rung of the ladder secures the ladder in a loaded position.
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